Midfielder who began at Harlow and Essex Schools and as
a product of the Watford FC youth academy, before joining Tottenham Hotspur FC
as an apprentice in in April 1974, turning professional April 1975. He
went on to score 88 goals in 377 League
appearances before joining AS Monaco, in Ligue 1, in June 1987 for
£750,000, but released because of knee
injury after playing 69 league matches,
scoring 27, in November 1990. He returned to England and Chelsea FC
on a non-contract basis until he left in March 1991 without playing. He
joined Swindon Town FC as its player/manager in August 1991,
scoring once in 64 outings, until he
joined Chelsea FC in the same capacity in June 1993,
scoring once in 31 outings, until his
retirement from playing in 1995.

Began as a player/manager of Swindon Town FC from April 1991,
until he joined Chelsea FC in the same capacity in June 1993 until his
retirement in 1995. He carried on
as Chelsea's manager for a further season.

Appointed 2 May 1996 effective at the conclusion of the European
Championship of 1996 in June. Resigned under pressure after bartering
terms of departure on 2 February 1999.

Other applicants

Head-hunted by Jimmy Armfield, the FA's own
consultant. He visited Bryan Robson, Kevin Keegan and Gerry Francis,
who had ruled
themselves out of contention before interviews began. A return of
Bobby Robson and Howard Kendall had also been discounted. The
Manchester United board of directors refused permission for the Football
Association to talk to Alex Ferguson. Hoddle was the only serious
candidate. Although the Sunday papers had convinced themselves that
Nottingham Forest's Frank Clark was the serious contender.

Hoddle chose
the Scottish-born John Gorman to be his assistant. Ray Clemence was
coach. Peter Taylor took charge of the under-21's.

Beyond England

Management Career

Club(s)

After almost a
year out of the game, Hoddle returned to manage Southampton FC in January
2000, a position he held until Tottenham Hotspur FC took him as their
manager in April 2001. He was sacked by Spurs on 21 September 2003 after
not getting the required results. After another period of leave, Hoddle
returned again to management, to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on 7 December
2004, until his resignation on 1 July 2006.

Glenn Hoddle still had formidable
ball skills when he took over the England team, which gained him an
extra measure of respect among the players. Although he had
an excellent record and the capacity to become a great manager, his
personal style, particularly his insistence on secrecy in team
preparations, antagonised much of the English media. The Times and
The Sun misleadingly portrayed his religious views in a vicious campaign
to oust him and eventually succeeded in forcing his resignation.

In the World Cup 1998 competition, Hoddle led England to
first place in their qualifying group and to the round-of-16-teams at the
final tournament, where they were eliminated on penalty kicks following a 2-2
extra-time draw against Argentina.

England were not yet at the halfway point in their European
Championship 2000 qualifying campaign when Hoddle's tenure as manager ended
with his resignation under pressure.